Surveyor Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Saw This and thought would post it for information Warning over potential car tax fines when driving in Europe this summer - how to avoid (msn.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7VHU Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Interesting to see if any provision for historic vehicles (no official emission data, not that it would be great if it was)… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 That's a really incoherent and unclear article, particularly as the original RAC information is very clear. It suggests on the spot fines for driving anywhere without a clean air sticker, yet says the stickers are only required in certain cities. It then goes on to talk about enviromental regulations in other countries, without any clarity over regulation or enforcement at all, and appears to confuse Italian (and other) city access regulations with environmental regulations. In fact it seems this is only for certain citiesThe RAC page on this is very clear and lists the cities where these are required on a permanent or temporary basis: https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/law-change-for-uk-drivers-in-french-cities/. It seems temporary controls can be invoked in Normandy, which I guess is where most MV owners are likely to go, at times of high pollution; the full details are on an EU site linked from the RAC page. There is a French government website for this in English, https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/en/, where you can also make a mock application. A trial application for a 1943 petrol or diesel car, light or heavy goods vehicle with no Euro engine classification returns 'your vehicle is not eligible'; the same application with LPG as a fuel returns a cat. 1 (second best) classification. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 What exactly is a "car tax fine"? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 8 hours ago, andym said: What exactly is a "car tax fine"? Andy It's something meaningless from an inexpert MSN writer who's paid a pittance to re-write information from elsewhere so MSN can sell advertising. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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